A resolution to express the sense of the Senate with respect to the broadcasting of video programming containing violence.

Referred to the Committee on Commerce.

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SenateJun 17, 1993IntroducedOfficial record

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Related House measure: H.Res.202 To express the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the broadcasting of video programming containing violence.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 17, 1993

Declares that each of the four major television broadcast networks and their affiliates, independent television stations, the Public Broadcasting System, and cable programmers and operators should: (1) not telecast programming containing dramatized violence; (2) superimpose explicit viewer advisories throughout programming containing dramatized or documentary violence; (3) provide explicit audio and on-screen viewer advisories immediately prior to transmittal of such programming; (4) not transmit programming promotions or advertisements that contain violence; (5) develop a standard scheme for classifying programming on the basis of the amount and type of dramatized violence it contains; and (6) educate and inform viewers about the harmful effects of exposure to television violence.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS] · R–KS

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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

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Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]

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Jun 17, 1993
Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Jun 17, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7526)
Jun 17, 1993
Introduced in Senate

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HRES 202 · To express the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the broadcasting of video programming containing violence.

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-resolution/122

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Discuss S.Res.122, 103rd Congress: A resolution to express the sense of the Senate with respect to the broadcasting of video programming containing violence.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-resolution/122

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1993-06-17.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/sres122/BILLS-103sres122is.htm

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Discuss S.Res.122, 103rd Congress: A resolution to express the sense of the Senate with respect to the broadcasting of video programming containing violence.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-resolution/122

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1993-06-17.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/sres122/BILLS-103sres122is.htm

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Discuss S.Res.122, 103rd Congress: A resolution to express the sense of the Senate with respect to the broadcasting of video programming containing violence.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-resolution/122

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1993-06-17.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/sres122/BILLS-103sres122is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:05:24Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.Res.122 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.